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Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog for 2008-2009

Business Administration Program

Office: 103 White Hall
Phone: 448-4232

The university awards the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Business Administration upon the successful completion of the Business Administration curriculum and the satisfaction of university and College of Business Administration requirements. The Business Administration curriculum prepares graduates for careers in private business and governmental agencies. Preparation of students for entry into graduate school is considered part of the overall objective of this curriculum. Students majoring in Business Administration will be exposed to courses which will provide a broad knowledge of our society and business world. A minimum grade of C is required in all College of Business Administration electives.

Minor

To obtain a minor in Business Administration students must complete ACCT 205 and 206, BSAD 221, ECON 255, MNGT 301 and MKTG 300 for a total of 18 semester hours.  Students must earn at least a grade of C in all listed courses. Not open to students majoring in the College of Business Administraton.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (BABS)

  • (CLR) Computer Literacy Requirement;
  • (GER) General Education Requirement;
  • (OCR) Oral Communication Requirement;
  • (UR) University Requirement
FRESHMAN YEAR Sem.Hrs. SOPHOMORE YEAR Sem.Hrs.
BSAD 101 3 ACCT 205, 206 6
ENGL 101, 102 (GER) 6 BSAD 221 3
Freshman Seminar Course (UR) 1 CIS 231 3
HIST Sequence (GER) 6 ECON 211, 212 (GER) 6
MATH 101, 106 (GER) 6 ENGL Literature Elective (GER) 3
Natural Science Elective (GER) 3 Natural Science Electives (GER) 6
OIS 200 or CMPS 101 (CLR) 3 GOVT, PSYC, or SOCI Elective 3
SPCH 101 (OCR) 3 QBA 282 3
  31   33
       
JUNIOR YEAR Sem.Hrs. SENIOR YEAR Sem.Hrs.
Arts Elective (GER) 3 BSAD 490 3
BSAD 310 or ENGL 310 (GER) 3 Concentration Courses
(See below)		 24
FINC 302 3   27
MNGT 301, 368 6    
MKTG 300 3    
QBA 285 3    
Concentration Courses
(See below)		 9    
  30    

Total Hours Required for Degree: 121

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  • General Business Concentration (BABS)
  • Entrepreneurship Concentration (BAEN)
  • Financial Services Marketing Concentration (BAFS)
  • Pre-Law Concentration (BAPL)
  • Multinational Business Concentration (BAMB)

General Business Concentration (BABS) - 33 hours

  • ACCT elective (300 or above) (3)**
  • Business electives (300 or above) (12)*, **
  • CIS elective (3) **
  • ECON electives (300 or above) (3)**
  • FINC electives (3)**
  • MNGT electives (3)**
  • MKTG electives (3)
  • Elective (3)

*    Must be selected from a minimum of 2 disciplines.
**  a minimum of 12 semester hours must be earned at the 400-level in Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Management, or Marketing electives.

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Entrepreneurship Concentration (BAEN) - 33 hours

  • FINC 425 (3)
  • MKTG 480 (3)
  • MNGT 305 (3)
  • MNGT 485 (3)
  • 15 sem. hrs from: ACCT 351 (3), 407 (3), 408 (3); BSAD 324 ; CIS 440 (3); 325(3), 435 (3); FINC 328 (3), 341 (3), 405 (3), 410 (3), 441 (3); MNGT 367 (3), 370 (3), 455 (3), 470 (3), 480; (3) MKTG 320 (3), 350 (3), 360 (3), 365 (3), 420 (3), 450 (3), 470 (3), 475 (3), 481 (3), 490 (3)
  • Electives (6)

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Financial Services Marketing Concentration (BAFS) - 33 hours

  • ACCT 407 (3)
  • ECON 317 (3)
  • FINC 328 (3), 341 (3), 356 (3)
  • MKTG 320 (3), 420 (3), 470 (3)
  • Elective (3)
  • 6 sem.hrs. from the following:
  • MKTG 460 (3), 481(3), 490 (3); MNGT 370 (3); FINC 310 (3), 405 (3), 441 (3), 456 (3), 460 (3)

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Pre-Law Concentration (BAPL) - 33 hours

  • ACCT 221 (3), 407 (3)
  • BSAD 324 (3)
  • ECON 317 (3)
  • ECON elective (400 or above) (3)
  • ENGL 266 (3)
  • FINC elective (300 or above) (3)
  • GOVT 399 (3), 400 (3)
  • MKTG elective (300 or above) (3)
  • MNGT elective (300 or above) (3)

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Multinational Business Concentration (BAMB) - 33 hours

  • CIS 440 (3)
  • Business electives (300 or above) (9)
  • ECON 435 (3),
  • FINC 450 (3)
  • Foreign Language Sequence (6)
  • GOVT 391 (3), 416 (3)
  • MKTG 475 (3)
  • MNGT 420 (3)

NOTES:

  • No College of Business Administration minors may be declared with this major. Minors in disciplines in other colleges are permitted.
  • If BSAD 101 is not completed within the first 60 semester hours, then it must be replaced with a College of Business Administration elective.

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